Bruces BFF: KC Food Wars: Burgers Part 3

Today was our third stop in the quest to find KC's best burger!

Resturant: Dodge City Distillery

Location: 119th and Black Bob Rd, Olathe KS

The Dodge City Distillery is a fairly new establishment in the suburb of Olathe. The theme is the old west and supposedly they distill something there but we never found out what. I like themed restaurants, and Dodge City has quite the interesting history. But did the restaurant live up to its theme? Our group was divided. I thought it was a good effort thanks to the map on the wall of the old forts and stops along the Santa Fe Trail that went through Dodge City. But another judge, Jason, thought it was too modernized to be the old west. The blaring pop music didn't help.

On to the burger. The burger was an 8 oz. beef Whiskey Burger on a toasted sesame Kaiser roll, served with your choice of side. There were a couple other of burger options available on the menu, but not for this promotion. Overall, we all thought that the burger was standard- slightly above average taste. Much like Nick and Jake's it's good and you're satisfied when you're done, but not very memorable.

Scoring: Again, it's a 1-5 scale, 5 being the best.

Meat- 14

Toppings- 13

Sides- 12

Bun- 12.5

Ambiance of restaurant- 12

Overall flavor- 14

Value- 13.5

Grand Total: 91 out of 140 possible points

Scoring Notes:

The burger meal was $9 but did not come with bacon or anything else extra.

I opted for the whipped garlic potatoes instead of fries. They were excellent. The other judges thought the fries were just ok.

Bree thought that she would like to try the other variety of burgers they had on the menu (such as one with chili) but she probably wouldn't come back for this standard burger.

We then discussed our disappointment that the burger was called a "Whiskey" burger but there really was no reason for that- nothing about the burger was special or had anything to do with a whiskey flavor.

"The burger was too focused on the name [whiskey burger] but failed in trying to connect it to the theme and identity of the restaurant. The product didn't deliver anything beyond average," Jason noted.